Naked rambler sent back to jail - for walking out of prison wearing nothing but boots and socks

A former Royal Marine dubbed The Naked Rambler has been jailed for walking out of prison only wearing boots and socks.

Stephen Gough, who has featured in a BBC documentary, was found guilty of breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from being nude in public.

Naked Rambler: Stephen Gough has been jailed for two-and-a-half years (Picture: PA)

Winchester Crown Court heard Gough refused to put on clothes when he strolled out of prison on the day he was released after he served a sentence for a previous breach of the Asbo.

While sentencing Gough, Judge Jane Miller QC suggested moves should be made to find Gough a closed nudist community to live in to prevent the cycle of imprisonment which has seen him jailed for much of the past eight years.

The 55-year-old completed a trek completely naked from Land’s End to John O’Groats in 2003 and starred in a documentary covering the journey. The activist does not wear clothes in protest the idea nudity is offensive and believes it is his human right.